PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Lue Randle (ranked 3331 p4p, 2716 weight class) and Stephen Steve (ranked 404 p4p, 334 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Randle
vs
Steve

181 cm
33
193
17 - 14 - 0

180 cm
32
177
18 - 14 - 1

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lue Randle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stephen Steve!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve feints and then cracks Randle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Randle down.
Randle works Steve's body with a nice hook.
Randle jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stephen Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Randle pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Steve back to the ropes. Randle follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Steve swats away the attempt to clinch by Randle.
Randle takes one to the side of the head.
Good work by Steve as he checks the leg kick.
Randle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steve throws out a powerful jab.
Randle misses with an attempted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randle misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Steve counter with a right hand.
Steve lands with a shot to the body.
Steve connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Randle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Randle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A shot to the liver by Steve. Beautiful body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right hook to the body lands for Steve.

Steve breaks the clinch.
Steve throws a leg kick which misses Randle's front leg but catches the back leg as Randle tries to avoid it.
Steve listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Steve thuds his shin into the meat of Randle's side.
Steve uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Randle.

Steve clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Steve throws an elbow but misses.
Randle is trying to break the clinch but Steve is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Steve.
Randle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steve has him pressed against the ropes.
Steve scores with a shoulder strike.
Steve keeps control of Randle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Steve on the inside.

Steve breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Steve jabs Randle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Steve dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jab from Steve.
Steve looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Randle throws a shot from downtown. Steve moves away and avoids it.
Randle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Randle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Steve counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Randle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Steve jabs Randle to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Steve darts in and clinches Randle up against the ropes.
Randle is trying to push Steve away but Steve has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Randle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Randle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Steve breaks from the clinch.
Steve with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Randle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Randle misses with a body punch
letting Steve counter with a right hand.
Steve showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Randle.
Steve moves into range and connects with a jab.
Randle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A clash of legs there as Steve blocks the low kick.
Steve showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Randle.
Steve lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Steve.
Steve fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Randle.
Steve is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Randle rather than just go for the knockout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steve cracks Randle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Randle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Steve lands with an overhand left.
Steve slips a jab from Randle.
Steve has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steve connects with a solid leg kick.
Steve connects with a nice looking jab.
Randle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Steve fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Randle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Steve scores with a nice body kick.
Steve looks for the body kick but Randle saw that one coming.
Randle misses with a hook. Steve ducked under it nicely.
Steve lands a right hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Steve showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Steve throws a shot to the body.

Steve moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Randle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Randle controls his hands.

Steve escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Randle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steve can pounce on him.
Randle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steve connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Randle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Randle is trying to push Steve away but Steve has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Randle manages to break the clinch.
Randle misses with the body kick

and Steve moves into the clinch.
Randle is trying to push Steve away but Steve has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve lands with a left to the head.
Steve misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Steve scores with a nice short uppercut.
Randle working hard to break the clinch.
Steve lands a nice uppercut.
Randle tries to break the clinch but Steve is controlling the position.
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Steve breaks from the clinch.
Randle connects with an inside leg kick.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Steve. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Randle tries to keep at a distance but Steve has taken the fight into the clinch.
Steve is leaning against Randle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Steve makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Steve pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steve moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Randle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steve circles away quickly and effectively.
Steve is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Steve has taken the fight to the clinch.
Randle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Steve is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Steve lands a hook that snaps the head of Randle backwards.
Good body shot from Steve.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Steve really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Steve jabs Randle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Randle moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Randle is looking to clinch.
Steve appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Steve scoring well with a low kick there.

Steve pushes Randle up against the ropes in a clinch.
Steve lands with a short shot to the head.
Steve lands a shoulder strike.
Steve lands a shoulder strike.

Randle is rocked!

Steve breaks from the clinch.
Oh Randle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slapping leg kick lands for Steve.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randle drops his guard momentarily, allowing Steve to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Randle! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Steve takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Stephen Steve!
Our winner, Stephen Steve, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.